Transplanting encephalomyocarditis virus-infected porcine islet cells reverses diabetes in recipient mice but also transmits the virus.
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D018188:Cardiovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D017931:DNA Primers; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000601:surgery*; D004686:Encephalomyocarditis virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016381:Islets of Langerhans Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013370:Subrenal Capsule Assay; D013552:Swine; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects*
D017931:DNA Primers; D012367:RNA, Viral